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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4864 on 20/01/1940
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 793 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 893   13/10/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E893   11/02/1948
British Railways 60893   07/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1824
To Service Sun 20/01/1940 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Sun 23/09/1962 off New England (34E)
Service Life 22 yrs, 8 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 12/12/1962 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 12/12/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) on 20/01/1940
70A   Nine Elms (on loan) on 14/05/1953
35A   New England on 28/06/1953
35B   Grantham on 13/10/1957
34E   New England on 14/12/1958
     Withdrawn on 23/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 16/05/1953
EXLOAN 35A New England 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 35B Grantham 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 27/12/1958
WDN   on 23/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
20/01/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3097)
18/01/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3045)
07/02/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3142)
06/12/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29346)
19/12/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29422)
18/06/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29374)
01/06/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29449)
22/09/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
14/04/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
20/08/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29546)
19/05/1960 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 27/12/1941 07/02/1942 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 01/01/1944 05/02/1944 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/07/1945 01/09/1945 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 07/12/1946 18/01/1947 43 days General Boiler number 3045 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 23/01/1948 11/02/1948 20 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E893
 
Doncaster Works 30/12/1948 07/02/1949 40 days General Boiler number 3142 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60893
 
Doncaster Works 04/11/1950 06/12/1950 33 days General Boiler number 29346 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 18/01/1952 06/02/1952 20 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 18/11/1952 19/12/1952 32 days General Boiler number 29422 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 09/05/1955 18/06/1955 41 days General Boiler number 10506 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 06/05/1957 01/06/1957 27 days General Boiler number 29449 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 04/06/1957 05/06/1957 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/09/1958 22/09/1958 7 days Unclassified Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 10/04/1959 14/04/1959 5 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 30/06/1959 20/08/1959 52 days General Boiler number 29546 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 01/03/1960 19/05/1960 80 days Heavy Casual Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
 
Darlington Works 20/05/1960 02/06/1960 14 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1949 Doncaster Works Locomotives in Works at the end of January, included Nos. 53, 88, 90, 95, 110, 800/59/84/93, 922/30/44/67, 3491, 3959/75/85, 4200/68, 5005/08/14 an 60045. 884, 930 and 3959 were in for light repairs. The following are ex Works painted green:-Nos. 60514 an 60524, while those painted black and fully lined are: Nos. 1904/14, 61139/44/93, 61805 an 61883. New 'A.1' No. 60123 was ready for trial, but the next batch of six were held up awaiting materials. SLS/194903
27/03/1953 Merchant Navy problems - \"foreign\" locos drafted in The temporary withdrawal of the 'Merchant Navy' engines for special examination, has led to the drafting of a number of strangers from other regions. Several V2 have been seen, among them 60829 an 60893; also the following Bl, Nos. 61133, 61192, 61354. From the L.M.R. come 45061, 45130 (latter seen passing Basingstoke on 30th May), and from W.R. at least, 70017 an 70024. There are certainly others, but at the time of going to press, no official notes have given details. SLS/195306

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
20/01/1940 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4864
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1824
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
27/12/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/12/1941. Dep: 07/02/1942.    
01/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/01/1944. Dep: 05/02/1944.    
21/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/07/1945. Dep: 01/09/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 793 but not taken up    
13/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 893    
07/12/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/12/1946. Dep: 18/01/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3045 (Diagram 109)
   
23/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/01/1948. Dep: 11/02/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E893
   
30/12/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1948. Dep: 07/02/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3142 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60893
   
04/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1950. Dep: 06/12/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29346 (Diagram 109)
   
18/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/01/1952. Dep: 06/02/1952.    
18/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/11/1952. Dep: 19/12/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29422 (Diagram 109)
   
14/05/1953 Allocation Loaned to Nine Elms (70A)    
28/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
09/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/05/1955. Dep: 18/06/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10506 (Diagram 109)
   
06/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/05/1957. Dep: 01/06/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29449 (Diagram 109)
   
04/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/06/1957. Dep: 05/06/1957.    
13/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
16/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/09/1958. Dep: 22/09/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
14/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
10/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/04/1959. Dep: 14/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
30/06/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/06/1959. Dep: 20/08/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29546 (Diagram 109)
   
01/03/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 01/03/1960. Dep: 19/05/1960.
Work undertaken:
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
   
20/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/05/1960. Dep: 02/06/1960.    
23/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60893 from New England (34E)    
12/12/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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